My name is Keith Beard, and I play acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, and the ukulele. I first started playing guitar when I was 10 years old and have taught, performed, and recorded professionally since I was a teenager. I have been playing mandolin for the last five years and have found it an easy yet fulfilling transition from the guitar. I have specialized in multiple genres of music for both guitar and mandolin including rock, jazz, bluegrass, pop, country, and fingerstyle guitar. I have been fortunate to play with bands such as Act of Congress, Mountaintop Community Church worship band, and The Hot Club of Auburn. Additionally, I perform solo guitar concerts, provide wedding ceremony music for Alabama brides, and play regular jazz gigs at The Club with many of the area’s best jazz musicians.

I have found a great joy in teaching others not only how to play guitar but also how to understand music as a whole. My philosophy is that all students deserve patient instruction that is tailored to the individual student’s needs and goals. Additionally, I have ten years of teaching at the secondary and collegiate levels, and I am still a certified teacher in the state of Alabama. I have taught English at Pelham High School, Auburn University, and currently at Jefferson State Community College.

Lessons are offered to both children and adults of all ages at any skill/experience level. Lessons are offered at my home studio or at a place of your convenience!